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SUBMITTED  
Rose, J. P., S. J. Kupferberg, R. A. Peek, D. Ashton, J. B. Bettaso, S. Bobzien, R. M. Bourque, K. G.H. Breedveld, A. Catenazzi, J. E. Drennan, E. Gonsolin, M. Grefsrud, A. E. Herman, M. R. House, M. R. Kluber, A. J. Lind, K. R. Marlow, A. Striegle, M. van Hattem, C. A. Wheeler, J. T. Wilcox, K. D. Wiseman, B. J. Halstead. Identifying drivers of population dynamics for an imperiled stream breeding amphibian using time series of egg mass counts. Ecosphere

Belasen, A. M., R. Peek, A. Adams, I. Russell, M. De León, M. Adams, J. Bettaso, K. Breedveld, A. Catenazzi, C. Dillingham, D. Grear, B. Halstead, P. Johnson, P. Kleeman, M. Koo, C. Koppl, J. Lauder, G. Padgett-Flohr, J. Piovia-Scott, K. Pope, V. Vredenburg, M. Westphal, K. Wiseman, S. Kupferberg. Range-wide geographic patterns in historical and contemporary fungal infections in the threatened Foothill Yellow-legged Frog, Rana boylii. Ecography

Mamani, L. , V. J. Vargas, J.C. Chaparo, A. Catenazzi. Two new species of gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata: Cercosaurinae) from the Andes of Peru and their  phylogenetic relationships. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation

Moura, M. R. , K. Ceron, J. J. M. Guedes, Y. V. Sica, A. Catenazzi,  F. Werneck,  L. F. Toledo,  W. Jetz. 2023. A phylogeny-informed characterization of global tetrapod traits addresses data gaps and biases. Plos Biology

Chávez, G., W. Aznaran, L. A. Garcia-Ayachi, and A. Catenazzi. Rising from the ashes: A new treefrog (Anura, Hylidae) from a patch of forest surrounded by burnt areas in the Amazon lowlands of central Peru. Evolutionary Systematics

Díaz-Vargas, V., L. Mamani, A. Catenazzi. A new species of frog from southeastern Peru. Zootaxa

Venegas, P. J. L. A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Marchelie, J. R. Ormeño, A. Catenazzi.  A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog (Anura: Strabomantidae), from the Peruvian Yungas of central Peru. Taxonomy
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Canazas, A, B. Mestas , H. Cárdenas, G. Meza , A. Morales, R. Navarro, R. von May, A. Catenazzi, R. Santa-Cruz. Leeches (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae: Helobdella) as parasites of Andean water frogs (Anura: Telmatobiidae: Telmatobius) in southern Peru. Salamandra

Fieldsend, T. W., A. Catenazzi, K. L. Krysko, A. Shepack, and T. M. Collins. Prevalence of Salmonella enterica in synanthropic non-native geckos in southern Florida, USA: implications for human health. EcoHealth
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2023
​Moura, M. R. , K. Ceron, J. J. M. Guedes, Y. V. Sica, A. Catenazzi,  F. Werneck,  L. F. Toledo,  W. Jetz. 2023. A phylogeny-informed characterization of global tetrapod traits addresses data gaps and biases. BioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.04.531098

Flechas, S. V., J. Urbina, A. J. Crawford, K. Gutierrez, K. Corrales, L. A. Castellanos, M. A. González, A. M. Cuervo, and A. Catenazzi. 2023. First evidence of Ranavirus in native and invasive amphibians in Colombia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms​ 153: 51-58. doi: 10.3354/dao03717.

Chávez, G., L. A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2023. ​A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands. Evolutionary Systematics​ 7: 105-116. doi: https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.7.96258

Chávez, G., L. A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2023. ​A new species of microteiid lizard from a remote area in the Peruvian Andes. Evolutionary Systematics: accepted

Ttito, J.W., A. Catenazzi. 2023. Boana gladiator. Attempted predation. Herpetological Review: accepted.

2022
Zhou, Y., J. Chen, E. K. Cilingir, W. Zhang, L. Gonzalez, S. Perez, A. Davila, N. Brejcha, J. Gu, W. Shi, J. B. Domena, B. C.L.B. Ferreira, F. Zhang, F. A. Vallejo, D. Toledo, P. Y. Liyanage, R. M. Graham, J. Dallman, Z. Peng, C. Agatemor, A. Catenazzi, R. M. Leblanc. 2022. An insight into embryogenesis interruption by carbon nitride dots: can they be nucleobase analogs? 
Nanoscale. doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR04778K

Womack, M.C. E. Steigerwald, D. Blackburn, D.C. Cannatella, A. Catenazzi, J. Che, M. Koo, J.A. McGuire, S. Ron, C. Spencer, V.T. Vredenburg, R.D. Tarvin. 2022. State of Amphibia 2020: Five years of amphibian research, diversity and resources. Ichthyology and Herpetology 110: 638-661. doi: https://doi.org/10.1643/h2022005 

Chávez, G., M.E. Thomson, D.A. Sánchez, J.C. Chávez-Arribasplata, A. Catenazzi. 2022. A needle in a haystack: Integrative taxonomy reveals the existence of a new small species of fossorial frog from Peru. Evolutionary Systematics​ 6: 9-20. doi:  https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsdoi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.6.80281 | News coverage: Mongabay | Science Daily | earth.com | EurekAlert! | La sexta | Daily Mail |

Echevarria, L.Y., D.J. Paluh, L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, P.J. Venegas, A. Catenazzi, R. Pradel, S. Castroviejo-Fisher. 2022. Two new species of marsupial frogs (Anura: Hemiphractidae) from the Central Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 58: 1-23. 

Mamani, L., R. Cruz, S. Mallqui, A. Catenazzi. 2022. Molecular phylogenetics and comparative examination of voucher museums
reveal two new species of gymnophthalmid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes. Diversity 14​: 215. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030215

​Steigerwald, E.C., J. Oshiro, J. Chen, V. Vredenburg, A. Catenazzi, M. Koo. 2022. Small is big: A new conservation paradigm for amphibians. EcoEvoRxiv https://doi.org/10.32942/X2059R 

Palavalli-Nettimi, R., T. Fieldsend, A. Acosta, A. Catenazzi, M. McCartney. 2022. Papers to podcasts: Developing scientific practices in undergraduates through annotating primary scientific literature and creating podcasts. American Biology Teacher 84: 428-437. doi: doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.7.428

Lehr, E., J.C. Cusi, M.I. Fernandez, R.J. Vera, A. Catenazzi. 2022. A new species of Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae, Cercosaurinae) from the puna of the Otishi National Park in Peru. Taxonomy 3: 10-28. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010002 | News coverage: The Saxon | Barron's | Peru21 | Expreso.ec | National Geographic  | National Geographic France

2021
Kupferberg, S.J., H. Moidu, A.J. Adams, A. Catenazzi, M. Grefsrud, S. Bobzien, R. Leidy, S.M. Carlson. 2021. Seasonal drought and Its effects on frog population dynamics and amphibian disease in intermittent streams. Ecohydrology: e2395.  
doi: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eco.2395

Venegas, P.J., L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2021. Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from northeastern Peru. Taxonomy 2: 20-40. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2010002 | News coverage: RPP | Vos | El Deber | El espectador | swissinfo |

Womack, M.C. E. Steigerwald, D. Blackburn, D.C. Cannatella, A. Catenazzi, J. Che, M. Koo, J.A. McGuire, S. Ron, C. Spencer, V.T. Vredenburg, R.D. Tarvin. 2021. State of Amphibia 2020: Five years of amphibian research, diversity and resources. Preprint doi: ​ https://ecoevorxiv.org/r9qga/

Pitman, N., [...]., A. Catenazzi, [...], Mesones Acuy, I. 2021. Applied science facilitates the large-scale expansion of protected areas in an Amazonian hotspot. Science Advances 7: eabe2998. | News coverage: FIU News | Mongabay

​Lehr, E., J.C. Cusi, L.O. Rodriguez, P.J. Venegas, L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2021. A new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella) from northern Peru. Taxonomy 1: 210-225. | News coverage: Andina | El Peruano

Chávez, G., J. Malqui, A. Catenazzi. 2021. A new riparian Andean Potamites (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophtalmidae) from El Sira Mountains, central Peru, with comments on P. ecpleopus Cope 1875, and on the taxonomy and biogeography of Potamites. European Journal of Taxonomy 760(1), 136-159. doi: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.760.1445
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Venegas, P., L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, J. Ormeño, S. Bullard, A. Catenazzi, A.P. Motta. 2021. Two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura: Brachycephaloidea) from Cordillera de Colán, Peru. Neotropical Biodiversity 7: 279-296. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2021.1953894 | News coverage: El Peruano

Peek, R. A., S. J. Kupferberg, A. Catenazzi, and M. E. Power. 2021. Actinemys marmorata (Northwestern pond turtle) feeding on Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Coastal giant salamander). Northwestern Naturalist 102: 261-264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-102.3.261​

Ttito, A., A. Catenazzi. 2021. Pristimantis achupalla sp. n., a new minute species of direct-developing frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) inhabiting bromeliads of the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 9: e11878. doi: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11878 
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Chávez, G., L. A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2021. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Cruciform eye reveals new species of direct-developing frog (Strabomantidae, Pristimantis) in the Amazonian Andes . Evolutionary Systematics 5: 81-92. 

Venegas, P., L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, L.Y. Echevarría, D.J. Paluh, J.C. Chávez-Arribasplata, A. Marchelie, A. Catenazzi. 2021. A new species of marsupial frog (Anura; Gastrotheca) from the Cordillera de Colán in northeastern Peru. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 151-168. Read our blog post here | News coverage: Peru21 | Inforegion | Andina | La República| France24 | El Peruano

Uetz, P., M.S. Koo, R. Aguilar, E. Brings, A. Catenazzi, A.T. Chang, R. Chaitanya, P. Freed, J. Gross, M. Hammermann, J. Hosek, M. Lambert, Z. Sergi, C.L. Spencer, K. Summers, R. Tarvin, V.T. Vredenburg and D.B. Wake.  2021. A quarter century of reptile and amphibian databases. Herpetological Review 52(2): 246-255.

Lehr, E., S. Lyu and A. Catenazzi. 2021. A new species of Pristimantis (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from a mining area in the Cordillera Occidental of northern Peru (Región Cajamarca). Salamandra 57: 15-26. ​Read our blog post here | News coverage: Mongabay | El Comercio

Catenazzi, A., R. von May. 2021. Systematics and Conservation of Neotropical Amphibians and Reptiles. Diversity 13: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13020045

Underhill, V., G.G. Pandelis, J. Papuga, A.C. Sabol, A. Rife, T. Rubi, S. M. G. Hoffman, and B. Dantzer. 2021. Personality and behavioral syndromes in two Peromyscus species: Presence, lack of state dependence, and lack of association with home range zize. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75: 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02951-9

2020
Catenazzi, A., L. Mamani, E. Lehr, R. von May. 2020. A new genus of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Holoadeninae, Strabomantidae, Terrarana) from Southern Peru. Diversity 12: 184.  https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050184

Shepack, A., A. Catenazzi. Transcriptomics reveal immune downregulation of newts overwhelmed by chytrid co-infection. Molecular Ecology 29: 3167-3169. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15576

Sabol, A.C., C.T. Lambert, B. Keane, N.G. Solomon, and B. Dantzer. 2020. How does individual variation in sociality influence fitness in prairie voles? Animal Behaviour 163: 39-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.02.009

LaBumbard, B., A. Shepack, A. Catenazzi. 2020. After the epizootic: Host-disease dynamics in montane tropical amphibian communities with high prevalence of chytridiomycosis. Biotropica​ 52: 1194-1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12824

Herrera Alva, V., V. Díaz, E. Castillo, C. Rodolfo, A. Catenazzi. 2020. A new species of Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 4853 (3): 404–420. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4853.3.4
News coverage: FIU News | Mongabay | Andina | El Comercio | Peru21 |

Mamani, L., J.C. Chaparro, C. Correa, C. Alarcón, C.Y. Salas, A. Catenazzi. 2020. A new species of Andean gymnophthalmid lizard (Squamata:  Gymnopthalmidae) from the Peruvian Andes, and resolution of some taxonomic problems. Diversity 12, 361 https://doi.org/10.3390/d12090361.

Rubio, A.., F. Connor, A. Catenazzi. 2020. Morphological correlates of invasion in Florida cane toad (Rhinella marina) populations: shortening of legs and reduction in leg asymmetry as populations become established. Acta Oecologica 109: 103652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103652

Chávez, G., L.A. Garcia-Ayachi, A. Catenazzi. 2020. A new species of frog (Terrarana, Strabomantidae, Phrynopus) from the Peruvian Andean grasslands. PeerJ 8:e9433 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9433 
News coverage: FIU News

Scheele, B., F. Pasmans, L.F. Skerratt, L. Berger, A. Martel, W. Beukema, A.A. Acevedo, P.A. Burrowes, T. Carvalho, A. Catenazzi, et al. 2020. Response to Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity”. Science 367: eaay2905. DOI: 10.1126/science.aay2905.
New coverage: National Geographic

2019

Scheele, B., F. Pasmans, L.F. Skerratt, L. Berger, A. Martel, W. Beukema, A.A. Acevedo, P.A. Burrowes, T. Carvalho, A. Catenazzi, et al. 2019. The aftermath of an amphibian fungal panzootic reveals unprecedented loss of biodiversity. Science 363: 1459-1463.
​Read our blog post here |  News coverage: The Atlantic| Science | NYTimes | Guardian |  ​​National Geographic | Washington Post | Wired | BBC Wildlife | BBC News | Scientific American | FIU News | Mongabay Latam

Byrne, A.Q. , V.T. Vredenburg, A. Martel, F. Pasmans, R.C. Bell, D.C. Blackburn, M.C. Bletz, J. Bosch, C.J. Briggs, R.M. Brown, A. Catenazzi, M. Familiar López, R. Figueroa-Valenzuela, S.L. Ghose, J.R. Jaeger, A.J. Jani, M. Jirku, R.A. Knapp, A. Muñoz, D.M. Portik, C. Richards-Zawacki, H. Rockney, S.M. Rovito, T. Stark, H. Sulaeman, N. Thien Tao, J. Voyles, A.W. Waddle, Z. Yuan, and E.B. Rosenblum. 2019. Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116: 20382–20387. 
News coverage: Mongabay | ​Daily Nexus
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Catenazzi, A., A. Ttito. 2019. Noblella thiuni sp. n., a new (singleton) species of minute terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forest of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 7:e6780
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Demori, I., Z. Al Rashed, V. Corradino, A. Catalano, L. Rovegno, L. Queirolo, S. Salvidio, E. Biggi, M. Zanotti-Russo, L. Canesi, A. Catenazzi, E. Grasselli. 2019. Peptides for skin protection and healing in amphibians. Molecules 24: 347.
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Lehr,E., J. Moravec, M. Lundberg, G. Köhler, A. Catenazzi, J. Šmíd. 2019. A new genus and species of arboreal lizard
(Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the eastern Andes of Peru from the eastern Andes of Peru. Salamandra 55: 1-13.
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​Ttito, A., A. Catenazzi. 2019. Geographic and altitudinal range extension of Oreobates amarakaeri Padial et al., 2012 (Anura: Craugastoridae). Zootaxa 4543: 584-586. 
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von May, R., A. Catenazzi, R. Santa-Cruz, A. Gutierrez, C. Moritz, D. Rabosky. 2019. Thermal physiological traits in tropical lowland amphibians: vulnerability to climate warming and cooling. Plos One 14(8): e0219759. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219759
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Santa-Cruz, R., R. von May, A. Catenazzi, C. Whitcher, E. López, D. L. Rabosky. 2019. A new species of terrestrial-breeding frog (Amphibia, Strabomantidae, Noblella) from the upper Madre De Dios Watershed, Amazonian Andes and lowlands of southern Peru. Diversity​ 11: 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/d11090145
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Smaga, C., A. Ttito, A. Catenazzi. 2019. Arcanumophis, a new genus and generic allocation for Erythrolamprus problematicus (Myers 1986), Xenodontinae (Colubridae) from the Cordillera de Carabaya, southern Peru. Zootaxa 4671: 129-138. 
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Chávez, G., R. Pradel, A. Catenazzi.​ 2019. Integrative taxonomy reveals first country record of Hyalinobatrachium
mondolfii
Señaris and Ayarzagüena 2001, and distribution range extensions for Cochranella nola Harvey 1996, and Rulyrana spiculata Duellman 1976 (Anura: Centrolenidae) in Peru. ​Zootaxa 4691: 541–560.

Bernal, X., B. Rojas, M.A. Pinto-E, et al. (254 authors). 2019. Empowering Latina scientists. Science 363: 825-826​.

Vargas, V.J., P. Najarro, M. Rivera, O. Chipana, V. Díaz, K. Jaico, A. Catenazzi. 2019. The rediscovery of the Allipacca Water Frog (Telmatobius intermedius) in the western Andes of Peru. FrogLog 27: 12-14.

2018
Catenazzi, A., S. J. Kupferberg. 2018. Consequences of dam‐altered thermal regimes for a riverine herbivore's digestive efficiency, growth and vulnerability to predation. Freshwater Biology 63:1037-1048 https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13112
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​Catenazzi, A., A. Ttito. 2018. Psychrophrynella glauca sp. n., a new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Strabomantidae) from the montane forests of the Amazonian Andes of Puno, Peru. PeerJ 6: e4444 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4444
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Catenazzi, A., R. von May. 2018. Estado de conservación de los anfibios en el Perú. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Silvestre Amenazada del Perú. SERFOR, Lima, pp. 27-156.
News coverage: El Comercio |  ​Andina | Publimetro | Correo

Catenazzi, A., S. V. Flechas, D. Burkart, N. D. Hooven, J. Townsend, V. T. Vredenburg. 2018. Widespread occurrence of antifungal bacteria in Andean amphibians decimated by disease: A complex role for skin symbionts in defense against chytridiomycosis. ​Frontiers in Microbiology 9:465. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00465 | ebook
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Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr. 2018. Pristimantis antisuyu sp. n. and Pristimantis erythroinguinis sp. n., two new species of terrestrial-breeding frogs (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Manu National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 4394: 185-200.
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Nowakowski, A.J., J.I. Watling, M.E. Thompson, G.A. Brusch IV, A. Catenazzi, S.M. Whitfield, D.J. Kurz, A. Suarez-Mayorga, A. F. Aponte Gutierrez, M.A. Donnelly, B.D. Todd. 2018. Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification. Ecology Letters 21: 345-355. doi: 10.1111/ele.12901.
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Rubio, A., S. J. Kupferberg, V. Vargas, A. Ttito, A. Shepack, A. Catenazzi. 2018. Widespread occurrence of the antifungal cutaneous bacterium Janthinobacterium lividum on Andean Water Frogs threatened by fungal disease. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 131: 233-238. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03298​.
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von May, R., A. Catenazzi, R. Santa-Cruz, T. Kosch, V.T.V. Vredenburg. 2018. Microhabitat temperatures and prevalence of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in lowland Amazonian frogs. Tropical Conservation Science 11: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082918797057.
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2017
Burkart, D., S. V. Flechas, V. T. Vredenburg, A. Catenazzi. 2017. Cutaneous bacteria, but not peptides, are associated with chytridiomycosis resistance in Peruvian marsupial frogs​. Animal Conservation 20: 483-491.
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​Catenazzi, A., A. Swei, J. Finkle, E. Foreyt, L. Wyman, V. T. Vredenburg. 2017. Epizootic to enzootic transition of a fungal disease in tropical Andean frogs: are surviving species still susceptible? Plos One 12(10): e0186478. 
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186478

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Catenazzi, A., S. J. Kupferberg. 2017. Variation in thermal niche of a declining river-breeding frog: from individual counter-gradient responses to population distribution patterns. Freshwater Biology 62: 1255-1265.
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​Catenazzi, A., A. Ttito, M.I. Diaz, A. Shepack. 2017. Bryophryne phuyuhampatu sp. n., a new species of Cusco Andes frog from the cloud forest of the eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae). ZooKeys 685: 65-81.
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​Chávez, G., A. Catenazzi, and P. J. Venegas. 2017. A new species of arboreal microteiid lizard of the genus Euspondylus
(Gymnophthalmidae: Cercosaurinae) from the Andean slopes of central Peru with comments on Peruvian Euspondylus. Zootaxa​: 4350: 301-316.
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​Mamani, L., A. Catenazzi, A. Ttito, S. Mallqui, J. C. Chaparro. 2017. A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the southeastearn Peruvian Andes. Phyllomedusa 16: ​129-141.
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Rodríguez, L.O., A. Catenazzi. 2017. Four new species of Phrynopus (Anura: Terrarana: Craugastoridae) from Peru. Zootaxa 4273: 381-406.
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von May, R., A. Catenazzi, A. Corl, R. Santa-Cruz, A.C. Carnaval, C. Moritz. 2017. Divergence of thermal physiological traits in terrestrial breeding frogs along a tropical elevational gradient. Ecology & Evolution: 10.1002/ece3.2929
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​Parrott, J., A. Shepack, D. Burkart, B. LaBumbard, P. Scimè, E. Baruch, A. Catenazzi. 2017. Survey of pathogenic chytrid fungi in salamanders from three mountain ranges in Europe and the Americas. EcoHealth 14: 296-302.
Bsal data: AmphibianDisease.org 
Bd data: AmphibianDisease.org 
News coverage: Corriere del Ticino |  ​

Yap, T., N.T. Nguyen, M. Serr, A. Shepack, V. T. Vredenburg. 2017. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans and the risk of a second amphibian pandemic. EcoHealth: 10.1007/s10393-017-1278-1

2016
Warne, R. W., A. Catenazzi. 2016. Direct developing marsupial frogs transfer nutrients to developing pouch brooding embryos. Biology Letters 12: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0673
Read our blog post here
News coverage: ​Neue Zürcher Zeitung  |  

Catenazzi, A. 2016. Ecological implications of metabolic compensation at low temperatures in salamanders. PeerJ 4:e2072 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2072

Warne, R., B. LaBumbard, S. LaGrange, V.T. Vredenburg and A. Catenazzi. 2016. Co-infection by chitrid fungus and Ranaviruses in wild and harvested frogs in the Tropical Andes. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0145864. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145864.
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Catenazzi, A. and A. Ttito. 2016. A new species of Psychrophrynella (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the humid montane forests of Cusco, eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. PeerJ 4:e1807 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1807  
Chytrid prevalence data: AmphibianDisease.org 
News coverage: ​Science Daily | newswise |

Catenazzi, A., Richards, S., J. Glos. 2016. Herpetofauna. In:  pp. 109-126 of Larsen, T.H. (ed.). Core Standardized Methods for Rapid Biological Field Assessment. Conservation International, Arlington, VA.

Shepack, A., R. von May, A. Ttito and A. Catenazzi. 2016. A new species of Pristimantis​ (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from the foothills of the Andes in Manu National Park, southeastern Peru. ZooKeys 594: 143-164. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.594.8295
News coverage: ​SIU News | Science Daily |

Chávez, G. and A. Catenazzi. 2016. A new species of frog of the genus Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) from Tingo Maria National Park, Huanuco Region, central Peru. ZooKeys 610: 113-130. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.610.8507
News coverage: ​Science Daily | phys.org | Mongabay | RPP Noticias | National Geographic

White, C. L., A. P. Pessier, M. J. Forzán, M. C. Allender, J. R. Ballard, A. Catenazzi, H. Fenton, A. Martel, F. Pasmans, D. L. Miller, R. J. Ossiboff, K. L. D. Richgels, J. L. Kerby. 2016. Amphibian: Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans chytridiomycosis case definition. Herpetological Review 47: 207-209.

Catenazzi, A. 2016. Book review. Marsupial frogs: Gastrotheca and allied genera. Herpetological Review ​47: 147-149.
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2015
Catenazzi, A. 2015. State of the world's amphibians. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 40: 91-119.

Fey, S.B., A.M. Siepelski, S. Nussle, K. Cervantes-Yoshida, J.L. Hwan, E.R. Huber, M.J. Fey, A. Catenazzi and S.M. Carlson. 2015. Recent shifts in the occurrence, cause, and magnitude of animal mass mortality events. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences USA 112: 1083-1088. | News coverage: National Geographic | CBS News | The New Yorker | Yale | Bloomberg | Science Daily

Jarvis, L.E., A. Angulo, A. Catenazzi, R. von May, J.L. Brown, E. Lehr, and J. Lewis. 2015. A re-assessment of priority amphibian species of Peru. Tropical Conservation Science 8: 623-645.

Catenazzi, A., V. Uscapi, R. von May. 2015. A new species of Noblella from the humid montane forests of Cusco, Peru. Zookeys 516: 71-84. | photos of types: CalPhotos | News coverage: The Guardian | Peru21  | Die Welt | livescience| Stern | mongabay | El Comercio | Yahoo News | Discovery News | Sci-News
   
Catenazzi, A., V. Vargas Garcia and E. Lehr. 2015. A new species of Telmatobius (Amphibia, Anura, Telmatobiidae) from the Pacific slopes of the Andes, Peru. Zookeys 480: 81-95. | photos of types: CalPhotos  | News coverage:  Smithsonian Science | Earth Times | phys.org | UPI | Notimerica | n-tv.de | Sci-News | Ecoticias |Wirtshachfts Woche | Wildlife Extra | Correo | Peru21 | Andina | Publimetro | Ecoticias|Corriere della Sera | Earth Touch

Chaboo, C.S., A. Catenazzi. 2015. Beetles of Peru: Biogeography. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 88:140-143.

Catenazzi, A. 2015. Reptiles terrestres. Pp. 158-179 in K. Nielsen & N. Ferradas. Paracas: Entorno y biodiversidad. Experiencias de monitoreo en el proyecto de Camisea. Consorcio Camisea, ERM, SERNANP. Lima. | News coverage: Sernanp 

Catenazzi, A. 2015. Book review. Perú: Ere-Campuya-Algodón. Rapid Biological and Social Inventories Report 25. Copeia 2015: 223-224.

Catenazzi, A. 2015. Book review. Perú: Cordillera Escalera-Loreto. Rapid Biological and Social Inventories Report 26. Copeia 2015: 1109-1111.

Neiles, B., C.S. Carey, A. Araujo, D. Burkart, L.J. Kirschman, B. LaBumbard, S. LaGrange, J.J. Maine, A.M. Rombenso, M.N. Wood, and J.G. Boyles 2015. Writing your way into high impact factor journals. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 96: 312–316.

2014
Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr and V. T. Vredenburg. 2014. Thermal physiology, disease and amphibian declines in the eastern slopes of the Andes. Conservation Biology 28: 509–517. | News coverage: Livescience  | ScienceDaily | redOrbit |  Saluki Times

Chávez, G. and A. Catenazzi. 2014. A new Andean lizard of the genus Potamites (Sauria, Gymnophthalmidae) from Manu National Park, southeastern Peru. Zootaxa 3774: 45-56. | News coverage: Mongabay | RPP Noticias | Wildlife Extra |

Catenazzi, A. and R. von May. 2014. Conservation status of amphibians in Peru. In: Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere. H. Heatwole, C. Barrios-Amorós and J. Wilkinson (editors). Volume 9 in: Amphibian Biology, H. Heatwole (ed.). Herpetological Monographs 28: 1–23.

Havik, G., A. Catenazzi and M. Holmgren. 2014. Seabird nutrient subsidies benefit non-nitrogen fixing trees and alter species composition in South American coastal dry forests.  PLoS ONE 9(1): e86381. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0086381 | News coverage: AlphaGalileo | ScienceDaily | Sciworthy

2013
Catenazzi, A. and S. J. Kupferberg. 2013. The importance of thermal conditions to recruitment success in stream-breeding frog populations distributed across a productivity gradient. Biological Conservation 168: 40-48.

Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr and R. von May. 2013. The amphibians and reptiles of Manu National Park and its buffer zone, Amazon basin and eastern slopes of the Andes, Peru. Biota Neotropica 13(4): 269–283.  | News coverage: National Geographic | Andina | Mongabay | Peruthisweek.com | GreenReport.it | Amazon Aid Foundation | Infoamazonia | Amphibian conservation blog | FrogLog

Catenazzi, A., R. von May, V. T. Vredenburg. 2013. High prevalence of infection in tadpoles increases vulnerability to fungal pathogen in high-Andean amphibians. Biological Conservation, 159: 413-421.

Böhm, M., et al. 2013. The conservation status of the world's reptiles. Biological Conservation 157: 372-385.  | News coverage:  BBC  | Time | IUCN | The Guardian

Lehr, E., C. Gregory and A. Catenazzi. 2013. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru. Zootaxa 3731: 201-211.

Catenazzi, A. and P. Venegas. 2013. Anfibios y reptiles/ Amphibians and reptiles. In: Peru: Cerros de Kampankis (N. Pitman, E. Ruelas Inzunza, D. Alvira et al., eds.). Rapid Biological Inventories. The Field Museum, Chicago.

Catenazzi, A., R. von May, V.T. Vredenburg. 2013. Conservation of the high Andean frog Telmatobius jelskii along the PERU LNG pipeline in the Regions of Ayacucho and Huancavelica, Peru. In: Monitoring biodiversity: Lessons from a Trans-Andean megaproject (A. Alonso, F. Dallmeier, G. Servat, eds.). Smithsonian Scholarly Press, Washington DC.

McCoy E.D., E. J. Britt, A. Catenazzi and H. R. Mushinsky. 2013. Fire and herpetofaunal diversity in the Florida scrub ecosystem. Natural Areas Journal 33: 316-326.

2012
Kupferberg, S. J., W. Palen, A. Lind, S. Bobzien, A. Catenazzi, J. Drennan, M. E. Power. 2012. Effects of altered flow regimes by dams on survival, population declines, and range-wide losses of California river-breeding frogs. Conservation Biology 26: 513-524.

Catenazzi, A., R. von May, E. Lehr, G. Gagliardi-Urrutia, and J.M. Guayasamin. 2012. A new, high-elevation glassfrog (Anura: Centrolenidae) from Manu National Park, southern Peru. Zootaxa 3388: 56-68.  News coverage:  SF Chronicle  | Wired | El Comercio | Mongabay English / Spanish | FrogLog

Furey, P.C., S. Mayama, R.L. Lowe, and A. Catenazzi. 2012. Frankophila wayqechae sp. nov., a new aerophilic diatom species from the Peruvian Andes, South America. Diatom Research 27: 165-175. 

von May R., A. Catenazzi, A. Angulo, P.J. Venegas, C. Aguilar. Investigación y conservación de la biodiversidad en Perú: importancia del uso de técnicas modernas y procedimientos administrativos eficientes. Revista Peruana de Biología 19: 347-354.

Aguilar, C., A. Catenazzi, K. Siu Ting and P. Venegas. 2012. Morphological variation of Telmatobius atahualpai (Anura: Ceratophryidae) with comments on its phylogenetic relationships and synapomorphies for the genus. Phyllomedusa 11: 3-15.

2011
Catenazzi, A., E. Lehr, L.O. Rodriguez and V.T. Vredenburg. 2011. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the collapse of anuran species richness and abundance in the upper Manu National Park, Peru.Conservation Biology 25: 382-391. PDF   monitoring

Catenazzi, A. Temperature constraint of elevational range of tropical amphibians. Conservation Biology 25: 425-426.

Duellman, W. E., A. Catenazzi, D. C. Blackburn. 2011. A new species of marsupial frog (Anura:Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of southern Peru. Zootaxa 3095: 1-14.  |    pictures

Catenazzi, A. and R. von May. 2011. A new species of marsupial frog (Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from an isolated montane forest in Peru. Journal of Herpetology 45: 161-166.  |   pictures of types   |   more pictures

Lehr, E. and A. Catenazzi. 2011. A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Rio Abiseo National Park in Peru. Herpetologica 67: 449-459.

van Leeuwen, J.P., A. Catenazzi and M. Holmgren. 2011. Spatial, ontogenetic and sexual effects on the diet of a Teiid lizard in arid South America. Journal of Herpetology 45:472-477.  |  video

Catenazzi, A. 2011. Anfibios y reptiles (Herpetofauna). In: J. Baiker, Guía ecoturística: Mancomunidad Saywite-Choquequirao-Ampay (Apurímac, Perú). Con especial referencia a la identificación de fauna, flora, hongos y líquenes en el departamento de Apurímac y sitios adyacentes en el departamento de Cusco. Serie Investigación y Sistematización N.º 15. Programa Regional ECOBONA - INTERCOOPERATION. Lima.

2010
Catenazzi, A., V.T. Vredenburg and E. Lehr. 2010. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the live frog trade of Telmatobius (Ceratophryidae) in the tropical Andes. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 187-191. |   picture

Lehr, E. and A. Catenazzi. 2010. Two new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from high elevations in southern Peru (Region of Cusco). Herpetologica 66: 308-319.

Saha, S., A. Catenazzi and E. S. Menges. 2010. Does time since fire explain plant biomass allocation in the Florida scrub ecosystem? Fire Ecology 6: 13-25.

2009
Catenazzi, A. and E. Lehr. 2009. The generic allocation of "Hyla" antoniiochoai De la Riva & Chaparro, 2005 (Anura), with description of its advertisement call and ecology. Zootaxa 2304: 61-68  

Kupferberg, S. J.,  A. Catenazzi , K. Lunde , A. Lind, W. Palen. 2009. Parasitic copepod (Lernaea cyprinacea) outbreaks in Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs (Rana boylii) linked to unusually warm summers in Northern California. Copeia 2009: 532-540   |  pictures

Lehr, E. and A. Catenazzi. 2009. Three new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Region of Cusco, Peru. South American Journal of Herpetology 4: 125-138   cover  types of hanssaueri  gymnotis  zonalis

Catenazzi, A., L. O. Rodriguez and M. A. Donnelly. 2009. The advertisement call of four species of glass frogs from southeastern Peru. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and the Environment 44: 83-91

Catenazzi, A., J. Brookhart, J.O., and P.E. Cushing. 2009. The natural history of coastal Peruvian solifuges with a redescription of Chinchippus peruvianus and an additional new species (Arachnida, Solifugae, Ammotrechidae). Journal of Arachnology 37: 151-159. videos & photographs

Jacobs, J., von May, R. and A. Catenazzi. 2009. Oil or death in the Amazon. Online comment to PLoS ONE article "Oil and gas projects in the western Amazon: threats to wilderness, biodiversity, and indigeneous people". Online comment posted on PLoS 8 June 2009

Lehr, E. and A. Catenazzi. 2009. A new species of Noblella (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru.  Copeia 2009: 148-156. pictures  press

Lehr, E., A. Catenazzi and D. Rodriguez. 2009. A new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Strabomantidae) from the Amazonian lowlands of northern Peru. Zootaxa 1990: 30-40


2008
von May, R., A. Catenazzi et al. 2008. Current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. Tropical Conservation Science 1: 376-396

Venegas, P., A. Catenazzi, K. Siu Ting and J. Carrillo. 2008. Two new species of harlequin frogs (Anura: Bufonidae: Atelopus) from the Andes of northern Peru. Salamandra 44: 163-176  pictures

Castilla, A.M., B. Vanhooydonck and A. Catenazzi. 2008. Feeding behavior of the Columbretes lizard Podarcis atrata, in relation to the marine species, L. italica (Isoposa, Crustaceae). Belgian Journal of Zoology 138: 146-148

Lehr, E. and A. Catenazzi. 2008. A new species of Bryophryne (Anura: Strabomantidae) from southern Peru. Zootaxa 1784: 1-10  pictures

Catenazzi, A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2008. Sea lions (Otaria flavescens) as hosts of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Marine Ecology Progress Series 360: 285-289  download KML file

Catenazzi, A. and M. Bustamante. 2008. Anfibios y reptiles/ Amphibians and reptiles. In: Vriesendorp, C.,  J.A. Alvarez, N. Barbagelata, W.S. Anderson, D.K. Moskovits (Eds). Peru: Nanay/Mazan/Arabela. Rapid Biological Inventories 18. The Field Museum, Chicago

Catenazzi, A., H.R. Mushinsky and E.D. McCoy. 2008. Plestiodon reynoldsi. Albinism. Herpetological Review 39: 228  pictures


2007
Catenazzi, A. and M.A. Donnelly. 2007. Role of supratidal invertebrates in the decomposition of beach-cast green algae (Ulva sp.). Marine Ecology Progress Series 349: 33-42

Catenazzi, A. and M. A. Donnelly. 2007. Distribution of geckos in northern Peru: long-term effects of strong ENSO events? Journal of Arid Environments 71: 327-332

Catenazzi, A. and M. A. Donnelly. 2007. The Ulva connection. Marine green algae subsidize terrestrial consumers in coastal Peru. Oikos 116: 75–86

Carrillo, J. and A. Catenazzi. 2007. Eleutherodactylus buccinator. Reproduction. Herpetological Review 38: 183

2006
Catenazzi, A. 2006. Phrynopus cophites. Reproduction. Herpetological Review 37: 206  picture

Catenazzi, A. 2006. Microlophus peruvianus. Saurophagy. Herpetological Review 37: 90

2005
Catenazzi, A., J. Carrillo and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Seasonal and geographic eurythermy in a coastal Peruvian lizard. Copeia 2005(4): 713-723

Catenazzi, A. 2005. Identifying ecosystem processes that maintain biodiversity in coastal Peru. In: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Success stories in implementation of the programmes of work on dry and sub-humid lands and the global taxonomy initiative. CBD Technical Series No. 21, pp. 37-39

Agardy, T., J. Alder, P. Dayton, S. Curran, A. Kitchingman, M. A. Wilson, A. Catenazzi, J. Restrepo, C. Birkeland, S. Blaber, S. Saifullah, G. Branch, D. Boersma, S. Nixon, P. Dugan, C. Vörösmarty. 2005. Coastal Systems and Coastal Communities. In: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends. Findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group. Island Press.

Babu, S. C., K. Hamilton, M. Levy, A. Catenazzi, MA Chen, W. Reid, V. Rhoe, D. Sengupta, C. Ximing, A. Balmford, W. Bond. 2005. Ecosystem change and human wellbeing. In: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and Trends. Findings of the Condition and Trends Working Group. Island Press.

Rodriguez, L. and A. Catenazzi. 2005. Anfibios y reptiles/ Amphibians and reptiles. In: Peru: Megantoni. Rapid Biological Inventories 15, pp. 199-204. The Field Museum, Chicago

before 2005
Catenazzi, A. and L. Rodriguez. 2001. Diversidad, distribución y abundancia de anuros en la parte alta de la Reserva de Biosfera del Manu. In: Rodriguez, L. (ed.). El Manu y otras experiencias de investigación y manejo de bosques neotropicales. Pro-Manu, Cusco (Peru). Pp. 53-57.

Catenazzi, A. 1998. Inventaire des Batraciens de la Grande Cariçaie. Printemps 1998. Série Gestion des zones naturelles de la rive sud du Lac de Neuchâtel, 50. Groupe d'étude et de gestion de la Grande Cariçaie, Yverdon-les-bains (Switzerland).

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Misky la ranita marsupial. ACEER, Cusco y Puerto Maldonado. [coloring book]
Online databases

Nucleotide sequences: Genbank​
Amphibian disease projects: Amphibian Disease Portal 
Photographs: Calphotos
Recordings: Cantos de ranas del PN Manu - Frog calls of Manu National Park 
Amphibian and reptile observations: iNaturalist

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